Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar Summer can be a difficult time to come to terms after such an event filled spring! With migrants gone and no more trips to the islands till fall/autumn, it means looking for birds in the … read more
Birding news from Subhojit Chakladar With some unstable and frequently changing weather prediction, I thought it’d be worthwhile to check out Baekryeong island in the tail end of spring. This was a solo trip (and an intense one!). Of the … read more
Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar (with Soyoung Sung, Jiwone Lee, David Farr and Elizabeth Skakoon) A return visit to the Korea’s premier birding destination after little more than a week resulted in a very different mix of species. Personally, I … read more
Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar (with Prof Todd Hull and Dr Nial Moores) A week long birding trip to perhaps the best birding spot in Korea during the peak of the spring migration can be an overwhelming experience! Baekryeongdo lived … read more
Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar A return trip to Yubudo after 2 weeks to an increased number of birds. We spent about 3.5hrs starting from mid-day waiting for the high tide scheduled to peak at around 2. Even though there … read more
Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar Accompanied by a team of Birds Koreans and some other friends, we visited Yubudo to checkout shorebirds during the afternoon high tide on Sunday, April 11th. Even at high tide, the water levels were relatively … read more
Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar (with Dr Nial Moores from 30th onwards) Early fall migration watch on the occasion of Korean Thanksgiving holidays. In general the number of species seemed rather limited and the ones present seemed rather skittish (as … read more
Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar (with Dr Nial Moores and Dr Shim Kyu Shik since May 23rd) Late spring birding in one of the best (if not THE best) site in ROK. Encouraged by some interest weather system prediction, I … read more
Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar A day trip to Deokjeok Island to look for migrants. Visiting after a period of about 2 years, the bridge connecting it to neighboring Soyado is now complete and blocks part of the trail that … read more
Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar My friend Todd Hull and I visited a popular park in east Busan on early Sunday morning and spent a few hours birding the roadside and a shaded stream. Right from the beginning we could … read more